Trainer Bios

Contente (@contente.vc) is a creative studio that works to foster a genuine connection and a more aware digital life. We are Daniela Arrais, journalist, and Luiza Voll, advertiser. And in each project we network with suppliers from various areas of creativity. To think about the internet we want is to shed light on all the issues we are feeling in our skin and, collectively, to try to find the answers that make the most sense for our lives. We have a very powerful tool at hand, but we are still crawling, playing like kindergarten children, excited about the toy. What do we want when we spend so much time connected? When do we isolate ourselves in bubbles? What do we want from our relationships? If the internet is this collective space of power, what world are we looking to build together? Contente exists to answer these questions through content, projects, publications, meetings and events.

Contente (@contente.vc) é um estúdio criativo que trabalha para promover uma conexão genuína e uma vida digital mais consciente. Somos Daniela Arrais, jornalista, e Luiza Voll, publicitária. E em cada projeto, trabalhamos em rede com fornecedores de várias áreas da criatividade. Pensar #ainternetqueagentequer é lançar luz sobre todos os problemas que estamos sentindo em nossa pele e, coletivamente, tentar encontrar as respostas que fazem mais sentido para nossas vidas. Temos uma ferramenta muito poderosa em mãos, mas ainda estamos engatinhando, brincando como crianças do jardim de infância, empolgadas com o brinquedo. O que queremos quando passamos tanto tempo conectados? Quando nos isolamos em bolhas? O que queremos de nossos relacionamentos? Se a internet é esse espaço coletivo de poder, que mundo estamos procurando construir juntos? A Contente existe para responder essas questões por meio de conteúdo, projetos, publicações, encontros e eventos.

Miriam Romais is the News Literacy Project’s professional engagement manager, combining her extensive experience as a leader in the nonprofit world with a lifelong commitment to advocating for visual literacy, education and equity.

Before joining NLP in 2018, she worked for with the Center for Photography at Woodstock in Woodstock, New York, advising on outreach and strategic development projects. She previously spent more than two decades at En Foco Inc., a nonprofit in the Bronx, New York, where she served as executive director from 2005 to 2014, and was publisher/editor of its Nueva Luz photographic journal focusing on work photographers of Latinx, African, Asian and Native American/Pacific Islander heritage. During her tenure, Nueva Luz won three Ippie Awards and received four Lucie Award nominations for the best photography magazine of the year.

Miriam graduated from Rutgers University with a BFA in documentary photography with studies in cultural anthropology. Her personal documentary work has been awarded grants and has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the U.S. and abroad, including El Museo del Barrio, the Museum of the City of New York and the Smithsonian Institution. She holds an MBA from the State University of New York/Empire State College along with a certificate in Global Brand Management.

“Luciano Meira holds a Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of California at Berkeley (USA), a master’s in cognitive psychology and a major degree in pedagogy. He is currently professor of psychology at the Federal University of Pernambuco, where he teaches classes on cultural psychology and innovation; also a fellow professor for the Graduate Program in Design at CESAR (Recife’s Center for Advanced Studies and Systems), and researcher with CNPq (Brazilian National Council of Technological and Scientific Development) in the field of learning and digital culture (2017-2019). Luciano is cofounder and Chief of Science and Innovation of Joy Street, a company situated at Recife’s tech park Porto Digital and dedicated to learning games and gamification.”

“Luciano Meira é Ph.D. em educação matemática pela Universidade da Califórnia (Berkeley/EUA, 1991), mestre em psicologia cognitiva e bacharel em pedagogia. Atua como professor adjunto de psicologia na Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, professor colaborador do Mestrado em Design do C.E.S.A.R (Centro de Estudos e Sistemas Avançados do Recife), bolsista de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento Tecnológico e Extensão Inovadora do CNPq (2017-2019) e Coordenador de Ciência e Inovação da Joy Street, uma empresa de tecnologias educacionais lúdicas do Porto Digital da qual é sócio-fundador. Luciano também é Lemann Fellow, através da Stanford University na qualidade de Visiting Scholar no Lemann Center for Educational Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Brazil, e associado efetivo do movimento Todos pela Educação.”

Jornalista com mestrado em sociologia, é diretora da Énois e editora da Diversa, newsletter sobre diversidade no jornalismo. Atua em projetos e pesquisas ligados à representatividade, articulação entre redações de diferentes perfis e gestão em jornalismo. Trabalhou por dez anos na área de economia, em veículos como Folha de S. Paulo, OGlobo e G1 e fez mestrado em desigualdades sociais e mercado de trabalho, com foco no voluntariado. É mãe do Nuno e da Maria e trabalha no tempo da reflexão, mais monitorando do que usando as redes sociais.

Journalist with a master’s degree in sociology, is director of Énois and editor of Diversa, newsletter on diversity in journalism. Works in projects and research related to representativeness, articulation between newsrooms of different profiles and management in journalism. She worked for ten years in the area of economics, in vehicles such as Folha de S. Paulo, OGlobo and G1 and has a master’s degree in social inequalities and the labor market, focusing on volunteering. She is Nuno and Maria’s mother and works at reflection time, more monitoring than using social networks.

Pam Steager is a Senior Trainer, Researcher and Writer at the Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island. Her prior thirty-year career in the education and human service fields included directing substance abuse and violence prevention programs in school systems, prisons and communities in RI and MA, which led to her interest in media literacy. After completing the Media Literacy Scholars program with Dr. Renee Hobbs in 1999, she directed the Media SmART! Project in the Providence Public Schools, which brought media literacy and production skills to educators, parents and students. She created curriculum and presented workshops and keynote addresses at conferences and institutes. Since then, she has trained more than 4000 educators, librarians and journalists throughout the United States and internationally. Pam is also a media creator. She authored a newspaper column for the Providence Phoenix for 15 years, has produced videos and community access television, contributed to blogs and podcasts, and has performed as an actress, storyteller, and stand-up comedian. With co-authors Renee Hobbs and Liz Deslauriers, she wrote The Library Screen Scene, a book on film and media programs in school and public libraries, published by Oxford University Press in 2019.

Bruno is the founder and CEO of Lecionas, a digital platform that helps Brazilian teachers maximize their potential. Before starting his business, he served as Chief Product & Growth Officer at ChefsClub, a restaurant tech startup, and also worked at Google and Globosat, which is Latin America’s largest pay TV programmer.

His educational background includes a B.A. in Advertising from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from IESE Business School, Barcelona.

Bruno é o fundador e CEO da Lecionas, uma plataforma digital que ajuda os professores brasileiros a maximizar seu potencial. Antes de iniciar seu negócio, atuou como Diretor de Produto e Crescimento na ChefsClub, uma startup de tecnologia de restaurantes, e também trabalhou no Google e Globosat, que é o maior programador de TV paga da América Latina. Sua formação educacional inclui um B.A. em publicidade pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e MBA pela IESE Business School, Barcelona.

Sérgio Lüdtke e editor do Comprova, um projeto de narrativa colaborativa apoiado por First Draft hair e Pela Abraji. Com sede em São Paulo, supervisiona diferentes redações, monitorando desinformação e desinformação no Brasil ou no Brasil. Estudou no Mestrado em Gestão de Negócios Jornalísticos do ISE / Universidade de Navarra e no MBA em Marketing Digital da FGV. Foi editor de livros, editor de Internet e Inovação no Grupo RBS e editor de plataformas digitais na revista Época do Grupo Globo. Coordenou o Mestrado em Jornalismo Digital no ISE e o Digital Video Accelerator (Facebook / ICFJ). Como pesquisador, ele estuda novas empresas em jornalismo digital no Brasil. Atualmente, ele dirige a consultoria para mídia digital Interatores.com; Ele é o coordenador acadêmico dos cursos Abraji (Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo); e coordenador do Atlas da Notícia, a iniciativa do Projor de mapear as notícias locais no Brasil.

Sérgio Lüdtke is the editor of Comprova, a collaborative reporting project supported by First Draft and Abraji. Based in Sao Paulo, he oversees different newsrooms monitoring misinformation and disinformation across Brazil. He studied at the Master in Journalistic Business Management at ISE / University of Navarra and at the MBA in Digital Marketing at FGV. He has been a book editor, Internet and Innovation editor at Grupo RBS and editor of digital platforms in the magazine Época (Grupo Globo). He coordinated the Master in Digital Journalism at ISE and the Digital Video Accelerator (Facebook/ICFJ). As a researcher, he studies new media digital natives in Brazil. He currently leads the consulting for digital media Interatores.com; He is the academic coordinator of the Abraji courses (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism); and coordinator of Atlas da Notícia, Projor’s initiative to map local news gaps in Brazil.

Gia es ecuatoriana, gerente de medios y entretenimiento, radicada en Buenos Aires. Artista multimedia capacitada en negocios, trabaja como gerente de proyecto para diferentes organizaciones. Es embajadora de Chicas Poderosas, dirige BookSurfing Argentina, es ex editora en jefe de TKM US Mag, líder comunitaria para Startup Weekend BA, y mentora invitada para el programa Naves de la Escuela de Negocios del IAE. Además, forma parte del equipo del festival internacional de cine FICIC. Recientemente, su amor por las historias y su pasión por las tendencias la han llevado a la escena transmedia, donde se incorporó a Periodismo Modelado, ÑoñoVR y SeirenFilms.

Soraya Lacerda has a degree in Information Science and consider herself an educator at heart. She has been working at Casa Thomas Jefferson since 2015, when she was invited to design, implement and supervise the first Makerspace within an educational institution in Brasilia. In addition to coordinating and managing the space, she is one of CTJ’s representatives in the Achieving 21st Century Skills educational project, since 2015, conducted by several Brazilian Binational Centers, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State and the Smithsonian Institute. For the project, Soraya coordinates in close partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Brazil the interdisciplinary team of CTJ Makerspace to design innovative projects, programs and narratives for the community in general, for public and private schools, sharing them with the Brazilian network of Binational Centers / American Spaces. The project also fosters the immersion and motivation of managers and educators in active learning experiences, co-constructed by the interaction and collaboration of all agents involved. She believes in an active and innovative educational system and also that the narratives implemented with their young students – of public or private schools – develop their character, along with essential skills to be an active professional in the 21st century scenario: collaboration, creativity, problem solving. Her work in the project gave her experience with active methodologies (maker-centered learning, challenge-based learning and project-based learning) and design thinking.